East Wake Academy hasn't had much luck against Raleigh Charter recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Eagles will head out to challenge the Phoenix at 4:00 p.m.
East Wake Academy is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Research Triangle on Wednesday. The Eagles fell just short of the Raptors by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, East Wake Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 309th, while Research Triangle are ranked 154th).
Meanwhile, Raleigh Charter kept a clean sheet against Roxboro Community on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 6-0 margin over the Bulldogs. Raleigh Charter might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by four goals or more this season.
The victory made it two in a row for Raleigh Charter and bumps their season record up to 6-4-1. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those two contests. As for East Wake Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
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